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NEWS December 14, 1999
For scholarship information, Contact:
Jim Freeburn or Lori Schafer
(307) 532-8892, freeburn@uwyo.edu or lschafer@uwyo.edu
For general conference information, Contact:
Gina Hashagen, Oregon State University
(541) 737-5477; hashageg@bcc.orst.edu
Or, go to http://wsare.usu.edu/2000
Producer Scholarships Available to Attend the
Western Sustainable Agriculture Conference Set for March 2000
Deadline: January 21, 2000
Logan, UT - "Farming and Ranching for Profit, Stewardship, and
Community" is the theme of a Western regional sustainable agriculture
conference to be held in Portland, Oregon on March 7-9, 2000. A foremost
goal of the event is to arm farmers and ranchers with ways to be profitable
and thrive in the new century.
Nationally-known speakers, farmers and ranchers, researchers,
agricultural extension agents and others from the Western U.S will gather
in Portland to exchange current research results and producers' production
and marketing successes. A variety of crops, approaches, climates and
agricultural systems will be covered.
To encourage broad-based attendance at the event by farmers and
ranchers from around the Western U.S., the USDA Western Sustainable
Agriculture Research and Education (Western SARE) program will provide a
limited number of travel scholarships for producers.
"One measure of the event's success will be how many producers
attend. It's also important that we attract farmers and ranchers from
different parts of the West," said Larry Thompson, a berry and vegetable
grower from Boring, Oregon, and chair of Western SARE's governing
Administrative Council.
According to Thompson, the producer scholarship application is
simple and brief. The scholarships will help bring together producers from
the Southwest, the Intermountain area, the Pacific Islands, California and
the Pacific Northwest to learn the latest techniques and foster momentum
for a sustainable American agriculture in the next century.
To request an application for a producer scholarship, contact Jim
Freeburn or Lori Schafer at the Western SARE Professional Development
Program office at (307) 532-8892, freeburn@uwyo.edu or lschafer@uwyo.edu
The deadline for scholarship applications is January 21, 2000.
A registration brochure with an overview of presenters and speaker
topics, as well as directions on how to sign-up for poster sessions, a
"share fair" exhibition and the field tour is now available. To request a
registration brochure, contact Gina Hashagen, Oregon State University at
(541) 737-5477 or hashageg@bcc.orst.edu. Or, go to the conference Web site
at http://wsare.usu.edu/2000
Conference organizers suggest registering as early as possible.
Registrations will be accepted on a first-come basis as seating capacity is
limited.
Conference Program Notes
Among diverse sessions, confirmed keynote speakers include Virginia
producer and author Joel Salatin, who will talk about how to increase farm
and ranch profits through innovative livestock and ecological practices.
Salatin, author of "Pastured Poultry Profits" and "Salad Bar Beef" will
both speak and conduct a workshop at the event. In addition, Oregonian
Karla Chambers, co-owner and marketing director of Stahlbush Island Farms,
will discuss changes in consumer demand for sustainably grown foods.
Stahlbush Island Farms is a 2,000-acre vegetable and fruit production and
processing operation that markets its frozen pureed foods worldwide.
A day-long tour will give attendees on-the-ground experience with
prospering Portland-area farms, direct-marketing approaches, eco-labeling
successes, and youth and community efforts that relate to local
agriculture. Issues about farming in the midst of urban sprawl and
regulation will also be illustrated.
Specific program topics include: irrigated and dryland cropping
systems; grazing and livestock operations; innovative marketing strategies;
soil quality; no till systems; biological pest control; vegetable, small
grain, tree fruit, wine grape and other crops; and more. The program will
also offer a number of information-sharing opportunities.
About Western SARE
Since 1988 through federal fiscal 1999, the U.S. Congress has
allocated more than $103.3 million to the SARE effort; Western SARE has
received $23.2 million in funds.
The SARE program, which was authorized by Congress in the 1990 and
1996 Farm Bills, is managed in the West by an Administrative Council. The
committee of scientists, producers and administrators represent a variety
of interests and provide local leadership to research and training efforts.
It operates in cooperation with the USDA SARE office and the Cooperative
State Research, Education and Extension Service. V. Philip Rasmussen, a
soil scientist at the program's host institution, Utah State University, is
regional coordinator of the Western program.
The Western region includes Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado,
Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington,
Wyoming and the Island Protectorates of American Samoa, Guam, Micronesia
and the Northern Mariana Islands.
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Prepared by:
Kristen Kelleher, Western SARE Communications Specialist
Interested news media should contact Kelleher at (530) 752-5987 or
kkelleher@ucdavis.edu.
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Kristen Kelleher
Senior Public Information Rep/ Communications Specialist
Western SARE
Mail and contact information:
SARE
University of California
One Shields Avenue
Davis, CA 95616-8716
(530) 752-5987
(530) 754-8550
kkelleher@ucdavis.edu
FOR UPS, FED-X, or other priority mail:
SARE, University of California
DANR Bldg, Hopkins Rd.
Davis, CA 95616
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Gina Hashagen, Oregon State University
(541) 737-5477; hashageg@bcc.orst.edu
Or, go to
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Western Sustainable Agriculture Conference Set for March 2000
Deadline: January 21, 2000
Logan, UT - </bold>"Farming and Ranching for Profit, Stewardship, and
Community" is the theme of a Western regional sustainable agriculture
conference to be held in Portland, Oregon on March 7-9, 2000. A
foremost goal of the event is to arm farmers and ranchers with ways to
be profitable and thrive in the new century.
Nationally-known speakers, farmers and ranchers, researchers,
agricultural extension agents and others from the Western U.S will
gather in Portland to exchange current research results and producers'
production and marketing successes. A variety of crops, approaches,
climates and agricultural systems will be covered.
To encourage broad-based attendance at the event by farmers and
ranchers from around the Western U.S., the USDA Western Sustainable
Agriculture Research and Education (Western SARE) program will provide
a limited number of travel scholarships for producers.=20
"One measure of the event's success will be how many producers attend.
It's also important that we attract farmers and ranchers from different
parts of the West," said Larry Thompson, a berry and vegetable grower
from Boring, Oregon, and chair of Western SARE's governing
Administrative Council.
According to Thompson, the producer scholarship application is simple
and brief. The scholarships will help bring together producers from the
Southwest, the Intermountain area, the Pacific Islands, California and
the Pacific Northwest to learn the latest techniques and foster
momentum for a sustainable American agriculture in the next century.
To request an application for a producer scholarship, contact Jim
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The deadline for scholarship applications is<bold> January 21,
2000</bold>.
A registration brochure with an overview of presenters and speaker
topics, as well as directions on how to sign-up for poster sessions, a
"share fair" exhibition and the field tour is now available. To request
a registration brochure, contact Gina Hashagen, Oregon State University
at (541) 737-5477 or
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</underline>.
Or, go to the conference Web site at
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</color></underline> Conference organizers suggest registering as early
as possible. Registrations will be accepted on a first-come basis as
seating capacity is limited.
<bold>Conference Program Notes
</bold>Among diverse sessions, confirmed keynote speakers include
Virginia producer and author Joel Salatin, who will talk about how to
increase farm and ranch profits through innovative livestock and
ecological practices. Salatin, author of "Pastured Poultry Profits" and
"Salad Bar Beef" will both speak and conduct a workshop at the event.
In addition, Oregonian Karla Chambers, co-owner and marketing director
of Stahlbush Island Farms, will discuss changes in consumer demand for
sustainably grown foods. Stahlbush Island Farms is a 2,000-acre
vegetable and fruit production and processing operation that markets
its frozen pureed foods worldwide.
A day-long tour will give attendees on-the-ground experience with
prospering Portland-area farms, direct-marketing approaches,
eco-labeling successes, and youth and community efforts that relate to
local agriculture. Issues about farming in the midst of urban sprawl
and regulation will also be illustrated.
Specific program topics include: irrigated and dryland cropping
systems; grazing and livestock operations; innovative marketing
strategies; soil quality; no till systems; biological pest control;
vegetable, small grain, tree fruit, wine grape and other crops; and
more. The program will also offer a number of information-sharing
opportunities.
<bold>About Western SARE
</bold>Since 1988 through federal fiscal 1999, the U.S. Congress has
allocated more than <bold>$103.3 million</bold> to the SARE effort;
Western SARE has received <bold>$23.2 million</bold> in funds.
The SARE program, which was authorized by Congress in the 1990 and
1996 Farm Bills, is managed in the West by an Administrative Council.
The committee of scientists, producers and administrators represent a
variety of interests and provide local leadership to research and
training efforts. It operates in cooperation with the USDA SARE office
and the Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service. V.
Philip Rasmussen, a soil scientist at the program's host institution,
Utah State University, is regional coordinator of the Western program.
The Western region includes Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado,
Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington,
Wyoming and the Island Protectorates of American Samoa, Guam,
Micronesia and the Northern Mariana Islands.
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</bold>Kristen Kelleher, Western SARE Communications Specialist
Interested news media should contact Kelleher at (530) 752-5987 or
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Kristen Kelleher
Senior Public Information Rep/ Communications Specialist
Western SARE
Mail and contact information:
SARE
University of California
One Shields Avenue
Davis, CA 95616-8716
(530) 752-5987
(530) 754-8550
kkelleher@ucdavis.edu
=46OR UPS, FED-X, or other priority mail:
SARE, University of California
DANR Bldg, Hopkins Rd.
Davis, CA 95616
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